Bernard Cazeneuve

Bernard Cazeneuve
Minister of the Interior
Incumbent
Assumed office
2 April 2014
Prime Minister Manuel Valls
Preceded by Manuel Valls
Minister for the Budget
In office
19 March 2013  2 April 2014
Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault
Preceded by Jérôme Cahuzac
Succeeded by Christian Eckert
Minister for European Affairs
In office
16 May 2012  19 March 2013
Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault
Preceded by Jean Leonetti
Succeeded by Thierry Repentin
Personal details
Born 2 June 1963
Senlis, France
Political party Socialist Party
Alma mater Sciences Po de Bordeaux

Bernard Cazeneuve (born in Senlis on 2 June 1963)[1] is a French politician and Minister of the Interior.[2][3] He was Junior Minister for European Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a member of the National Assembly of France where he represented the 5th constituency of Manche on behalf of the Socialist Party.[4]

He has been the mayor of Cherbourg-Octeville since 2001. On 2 April 2014 he was appointed by Prime Minister Manuel Valls as the Minister of the Interior. Prior to his appointment as Interior Minister he was the Minister for the Budget (since 19 March 2013 until 2 April 2014), under the Government of Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault.

References

  1. "Ministre de l'Intérieur: Bernard Cazeneuve". Le Gouvernement France.
  2. "Paris suspect Hayat Boumeddiene 'caught on Turkey CCTV'". BBC News. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  3. 16 ministers in Valls' government connexionfrance.com April 02, 2014
  4. Assemblée Nationale M. Bernard Cazeneuve
Political offices
Preceded by
Jean Leonetti
Minister for European Affairs
2012–2013
Succeeded by
Thierry Repentin
Preceded by
Jérôme Cahuzac
Minister for the Budget
2013–2014
Succeeded by
Christian Eckert
Preceded by
Manuel Valls
Minister of the Interior
2014–present
Incumbent